TY - JOUR
T1 - A study of the effect of thickness on the thermal degradation and flammability characteristics of some composite materials using a cone calorimeter
AU - Fateh, Talal
AU - Kahanji, Charles
AU - Joseph, Paul
AU - Rogaume, Thomas
PY - 2017/6/9
Y1 - 2017/6/9
N2 - In this paper, we report on our investigation regarding the influence of the thickness on the thermal and fire response characteristics of two types of composite materials. For this purpose, carbon fibre-reinforced epoxy and glass fibre-reinforced phenolic resin samples, differing in thicknesses, were chosen. The primary aim was to investigate the effect of using multiple layers on the thermal degradation and fire reaction properties of the composite material using a cone calorimeter. The results showed that the primary fire reaction parameters such as the time-to-ignition and peak heat release rates PHRR depended on the number of the layers. Furthermore, the amount smoke released during the thermal degradation was found to decrease as the number of layers was increased. In addition, the carbon dioxide emission levels were also observed to be dependent on the number of layers.
AB - In this paper, we report on our investigation regarding the influence of the thickness on the thermal and fire response characteristics of two types of composite materials. For this purpose, carbon fibre-reinforced epoxy and glass fibre-reinforced phenolic resin samples, differing in thicknesses, were chosen. The primary aim was to investigate the effect of using multiple layers on the thermal degradation and fire reaction properties of the composite material using a cone calorimeter. The results showed that the primary fire reaction parameters such as the time-to-ignition and peak heat release rates PHRR depended on the number of the layers. Furthermore, the amount smoke released during the thermal degradation was found to decrease as the number of layers was increased. In addition, the carbon dioxide emission levels were also observed to be dependent on the number of layers.
KW - fibre-reinforced composites
KW - epoxy resins
KW - phenolic resins
KW - cone calorimetric tests
KW - fire reaction properties.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85032990292
U2 - 10.1177/0734904117713690
DO - 10.1177/0734904117713690
M3 - Article
SN - 1530-8049
VL - 35
SP - NA-NA
JO - Journal of Fire Sciences
JF - Journal of Fire Sciences
ER -